Global demand for coal is on the rise, with dire implications for climate. A look at why coal use endures, and what might be done to limit its use.

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The International Energy Agency forecasts that global coal use will increase over the coming decade. Why is it that coal use persists, despite intensifying efforts of citizens, industry and governments to turn to cleaner alternatives?

Kleinman Center Senior Fellow Anna Mikulska, author of recently published policy paper The Long Goodbye: Why Some Nations Can’t Kick the Coal Habit, talks through the reasons that coal remains attractive, the drivers of growing global coal demand, and about policy solutions that may slow and reverse the trend.

Anna Mikulska is a Senior Fellow with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Nonresident Scholar with the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University.

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Global demand for coal is on the rise, with dire implications for climate. A look at why coal use endures, and what might be done to limit its use.---The International Energy Agency forecasts that global coal use will increase over the coming decade. Why is it that coal use persists, despite intensifying efforts of citizens, industry and governments to turn to cleaner alternatives?Kleinman Center Senior Fellow Anna Mikulska, author of recently published policy paper The Long Goodbye: Why Some Nations Can’t Kick the Coal Habit, talks through the reasons that coal remains attractive, the drivers of growing global coal demand, and about policy solutions that may slow and reverse the trend.Anna Mikulska is a Senior Fellow with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Nonresident Scholar with the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University.Related Content:The Long Good Bye – Why Some Nations Can’t Kick the Coal Habit<a href='https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/long-goodbye'>https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/long-goodbye</a>Why Carbon Pricing Falls Short – And What to Do About It  <a href='https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/why-carbon-pricing-falls-short'>https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/why-carbon-pricing-falls-short</a>Targeting Net Zero Emissions<a href='https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/targeting-net-zero-emissions'>https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/targeting-net-zero-emissions</a>

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